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Notification and application procedures based on environmental laws and regulations (installation, change, abolition of facilities)
Last update date April 1, 2024
Air Pollution Control Law, Noise Control Law, Vibration Control Law, Water Pollution Control Law, Sewerage Law, Soil Contamination Countermeasures Law, Ordinance on conservation of Yokohama City Living Environment (City Ordinance), Yokohama City Sewerage Ordinance, Dioxin Countermeasures We will guide you through notification and application procedures based on environmental laws such as the Special Measures Law.
Please consult with us in advance when submitting a report or applying. About prior consultation, please use "environmental law report consultation" of Yokohama-shi electronic application, report system other than window, telephone, email.
List of Notification and Application Procedures
For reports and applications, please download the form from the notification / application form, fill out the form, and submit it to the counter of the department in charge.
In addition to the reception desk, we also accept electronic applications. (Some reports and applications are not accepted by electronic application.)
Please contact the department in charge of each law to receive notifications and applications and for consultation on the contents.
The procedure may take a few days, so please consult in advance with plenty of time when the plan for equipment etc. is almost decided.
Requirements that require notification and application of laws and regulations (in the case of installation, change, or abolition of facilities)
The following requirements are only representative and do not cover all. For detailed requirements, please consult with the department in charge of law.
| Name of laws and regulations | Requirements for notification and application (for facilities to be installed, changed, or abolished) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution Control Law | When it corresponds to any of the soot and smoke generation facility, general dust generation facility, volatile organic compound emission facility (VOC generation facility), or mercury emission facility | |
| Noise Control Law | When it corresponds to a specific facility and the restricted area of the installation site is not an industrial area | Restricted areas can be searched from "i-Mappie (external site)". |
| Vibration Regulation Law | When it corresponds to a specific facility and the restricted area of the installation site is not an industrial area | |
| Water Pollution Control Law | When it corresponds to a specific facility or a designated facility for storing harmful substances and falls under any of the following | Drainage destinations can be searched from "Dai-chan map (outside site)". |
| Sewerage Law | If any of the following applies: | |
| Yokohama City Sewerage Ordinance | When using public sewers and installing abatement facilities | |
Soil Contamination Countermeasures Law | ・Use of harmful substances When a specific facility is abolished or when the use of specified hazardous substances is stopped at a specific facility ・At the time of abolition or partial abolition of business sites such as the use of specified hazardous substances ・At the time of abolition or partial abolition of dioxin management sites | For more information, please refer to Soil Contamination |
| City regulations (Related to pumping facilities) | When pumping facilities are installed to collect groundwater | For more information, please see Land Subsidence and Groundwater. |
City regulations | Designated facilities、Specified small-scale facilities、Stores, etc.、Offices that perform outdoor workApplicable to | |
| Pollution Control Manager | Applicable to specific factories | |
| Special Measures against Dioxins | Applicable to specific facilities (Dioxins Special Measures against Dioxins) |
If you do not know the necessity of reports when setting up or changing the facility, please use the "Environmental Law Report Consultation (outside site)" of the Yokohama City Electronic Application and Notification System.
Other environmental laws and regulations
PRTR Law (Promotion of Chemical Substances Control)
Businesses that meet all of the following requirements from 1 to 3 must submit a PRTR Law.
1.Target industries: Falls under any of the 24 industries listed in Article 3 of the Cabinet Order
2.Number of employees: As a whole, the number of employees used at all times is 21 or more.
3.Handling volume, etc. Establishments with an annual handling volume of 1 ton or more (0.5 tons or more for specified first-class designated chemical substances) or establishments that have special requirements facilities
For more information, please refer to the PRTR website.
Global Warming Countermeasures Plan System
If any of the following requirements apply, it will be eligible for the system.
1.Businesses whose total crude oil equivalent energy consumption at all business sites installed in Motoichi is 1,500 kL or more
2.Among the vehicles (there are certain requirements) used by the company for business, those whose headquarters is in the city is 100 or more.
For more information about the system, please see About the plan system.
Renewable energy introduction study report system
Building (new construction, extension or renovation) of buildings with a total floor area (in the case of extension or renovation, the floor area of the part pertaining to the extension or renovation) is 2,000 m2 or more is subject to the report.
Please refer to the Renewable Energy Introduction Examination Report System for procedures such as notification.
Yokohama City Area Heating and Cooling Promotion Guidelines
If any of the following requirements apply, a notification is required.
1.Construction (including renovation) of buildings with a total area of 20,000 m2 or more in the area where district heating and cooling
2.Development of an area that includes more than 1 hectare of district heating and cooling
About procedures such as reports, please see Yokohama-shi area heating and cooling promotion guideline.
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For inquiries to this page
Green Environment Bureau Environmental Conservation Department Environmental Management Section
Phone: 045-671-2733
Phone: 045-671-2733
Fax: 045-681-2790
Email address: mk-shiteijigyosho@city.yokohama.lg.jp
Page ID: 371-790-440
